Gristling
Relic Brewing Co.

 

-brewed/bottled by Thomas Hooker.

A: Glowing orange color is bright, dense, and juicy in the vessel, with a large mushrooming dull white capping breaching the vessel rim at 2 plus fingers. A strong hold ensures a lasting impression, while the substance adds lots to look at on the vessel walls. A really bright coloring makes this pop in the glass giving it extra enticement.

S: Sweet citrus with hints of lime and fresh grains. A bit of juicy apple slices and pear juice. The aroma is pleasant, but lacks any enthusiasm, thus is really light/insignificant. Obscure, faint and hard to imagine this labeled as double hopped?

T: Juicy tart grapefruit for flavor, citrus pulp, that turns to a soft flowery dry hop fade on the finish. Juicy oranges, peaches, mix with a good balance along with spicy dry hop flowers.

M: Some juiciness, orange juice resins and body, slick and thick and softly carbonated.

O: The juicy appearance pulls you in, the nose may give you some hesitation and skeptical thought, but the flavor is the slam dunk here driving it home. Very well balanced, flavorful, juicy with a dry hopped finish giving you the best of both worlds. Solid.

 

A: cloudy; medium gold in color; 1 finger ivory head that receded to a wispy cap; nice lacing;

S: citrus, tropical fruit, floral, and tobacco;

T: herbal all the way; some peach added in at the middle; the finish is all herbal with mild bitterness;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish ;some smooth alcohol warming;

O: an interesting combination of aromas and flavors;

Poured from 12 ounce can into IPA style glass. Nice white head, two fingers thick, slow to dissipate, with fine lacing along the way. Hazy orange body, apricot colored. Fruity aroma. First sip reveals sweet oranges, plums, grapefruit flavors, very mild bitterness. Tasty with little of the 8.2% abv showing thru.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow.. remind me of what brought me into dbl IPA's which is quite different than the trend of end hopping juice bombs which I also love. Hops in your face big-time, not too bitter IMO. You have no doubt about what your drinking here with a low booziness.

 

12oz can. Pours a hazy pale yellow with an inch of head. Some lacing. The aroma is a blend of citrus and tropical fruits along with some floral hops. The taste is mango, melon, peach and lime zest. Peach and bitter citrus peel at the end. Mild alcohol heat. Medium body with a dry mouthfeel. Solid Imperial IPA.

 

In my opinion, take your typical New England IPA, and boost up the alcohol to come up with this DIPA. Hazy but not chunky, apricot colored with an off-white tightly bubbled head that rises up a half inch and lingers long. Tropical fruit aroma, mango and pineapple. Flavors of citrus, pineapple, peach and mango, moderate bitterness. Alcohol strength adds some ethanol vapor. Full mouthfeel, pillowy and filling. Pine bitters linger.

 

Look: Very hazy but not turbid, not much head, some lacing
Smell: Pineapple, mango, citrus,
Taste: Resiny, tropical hops, sweet at start and bitter at the end
Feel: Full resiny mouthfeel
Overall: S very enjoyable beer